Clients' perceptions of support received from health visitors during home visits

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 789-797

  Plews, Caroline ^a   Bryar, Rosamund ^b   Closs, Jose ^c  

^a BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health visitors; Home visits; Nursing; Outcomes; Social support theory; Support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RECORDS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 22544483566     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01122.x     Document Type: Article

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